New Benefits For Part-time Workers: What Is Being Discussed In Congress

The project proposes granting several benefits, which until now were granted only to those who worked more than 4 hours.

These: access to cts And as for bonuses, the right to 30 days of vacation a year and protection against dismissal.

According to forecasts, the initiative seeks to "improve the labor income of young workers", as well as provide equal labor rights to part-time workers and in turn increase private consumption.

Today other countries in the region already have similar provisions.

In countries like Argentina, the only barrier to access the right to leave is the years of work. Similarly, in Chile, part-time workers have the same rights as full-time workers with respect to vacations. The same occurs in Spain, Ecuador and Colombia, as well as in Mexico.

In addition, in the mentioned countries, part-time workers are also protected against arbitrary dismissal.

About this, german parrot partner of Damma Studio, indicates that what has been done is a Wrong and misleading comparison.

,In countries like Spain, a part-time worker is defined as a person who works five hours less than a permanent employee. I work part-time in Chile for 35 hours. I mean, it's like working full time, he's your first cousin., In Peru it is 50% of the day. The situation is not comparable between countriesโ€, explains the expert.

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Pamela Navarro The founder of Atala Legal explains that although the initiative sounds positive, ,we have to base ourselves on our reality,

โ€œSuch provisions are common in other countries, but, unlike the rest of the world, We have more than 70% labor informalityโ€, emphasizes the lawyer, who affirms that if the project is approved will arise More barriers to hiring formal employees,

โ€œIn Peru, companies do not hire part-time workers to avoid paying social benefits. In addition, in some cases, this type of contract creates an additional administrative burden. Yeah The figure is more complicated for me, what if companies stop hiring part-time people and start hiring them for fees?, He Warns.

Lora points out that this type of project has to offer ,Insist on hitting the half-time figure,

โ€œWhat does a bill like this mean? reduce jobs, if before a company hired two part-time workers, now hiring one cost the same as both, so, logically, it only hires oneโ€, he points out. does.

,It is a shame that they try to approve this type of project because statistics such as part-time are very good for promoting work among young people.says Lorra.

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